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Hungary Cancels Internet Tax After Thousands Take To The Streets
by SM Gibson | TheAntiMedia
Over 100,000 Hungarians Protesting in the Streets of Budapest / Xinhua News Agency/Rex
Hungary has suspended a proposed nationwide internet tax that would have charged users a fee for each gigabyte of data they used.
The tax was shelved due to thousands of Hungarians taking to the streets in protest.
Massive protests broke out last Sunday in opposition to the tax with demonstrators heaving computer parts in the direction of the ruling political party’s headquarters.
Activists not only objected to the financial responsibility that came along with the law in its draft form, but they also were fearful that any such law would lead to restrictions regarding access to information and could potentially limit their free exchange of ideas.
Initially the government responded by issuing a cap on the amount that could be taxed for data use. This action offered no appeasement to the protestors.
Source: http://philosophers-stone.co.uk/wordpress/2014/11/hungary-cancels-internet-tax-after-thousands-take-to-the-streets/
